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Summary Prospectus
December 31, 2024
Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund
Class A (RMJAX) | Investor Class (RMHVX) | Class I (RMHIX)
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated December 31, 2024, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can obtain these documents and other information about the Fund online at: funds.EasterlyAM.com. You can also obtain these documents at no cost by calling (toll free) (833) 999-2636, emailing [email protected] or by asking any financial advisor, bank or broker-dealer that offers shares of the Fund.
Investment Objective: The Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund's (the "High Income Fund" or "Fund") primary investment objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund's secondary investment objective is to seek total return.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund: This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, for transactions in Class I, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Easterly Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the Choosing a Share Class section on page 48 of this Prospectus. In addition, Appendix A attached to this Prospectus contains information regarding financial intermediary-specific sales charge waivers and discounts.
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) |
Class A | Investor Class | Class I |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases as a % of offering price | 2.00% | NONE | NONE |
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends as a % of offering price | NONE | NONE | NONE |
Maximum Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (Load) as a % of offering price | NONE1 | NONE | NONE |
Redemption Fee | NONE | NONE | NONE |
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class A | Investor Class | Class I |
Management Fees | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
Distribution and/or Service Rule 12b-1 Fees | 0.25% | 0.50% | NONE |
Other Expenses2 | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
Interest Expense | 0.07% | 0.07% | 0.07% |
Remainder of Other Expenses | 0.29% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses before Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reduction/Reimbursement | 1.16% | 1.41% | 0.91% |
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reduction/ Reimbursement | (0.04%) | (0.04%) | (0.04%) |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reduction/Reimbursement3 | 1.12% | 1.37% | 0.87% |
1. | A contingent deferred sales charge may apply in some cases. See "Choosing a Share Class - Class A Shares." |
2. | Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current fees. |
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Pursuant to an operating expense limitation agreement between Easterly Investment Partners LLC, the Fund's investment manager ("Easterly" or the "Adviser"), and the Fund, Easterly has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its advisory fee and/or pay expenses of the Fund so that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding front-end and contingent deferred sales loads, leverage, interest and tax expenses, dividends and interest on short positions, brokerage commissions, expenses incurred in connection with any merger, reorganization or liquidation, extraordinary or non-routine expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses) for Class A, Investor Class and Class I do not exceed 1.05%, 1.30% and 0.80%, respectively. The expense limitation agreement for Class A, Investor Class and Class I shares will be in effect through October 4, 2027. This operating expense limitation agreement cannot be terminated during its term. Easterly is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to limitations, for management fees waived and expenses paid (including management fees waived and expenses paid by the investment adviser to the predecessor series, as applicable) within three (3) years from the date on which such management fees were waived or expenses paid, as long as the reimbursement does not cause the Fund's operating expenses to exceed (i) the expense cap in place at the time the fees were waived or the expenses were incurred; or (ii) the current expense cap, whichever is less. |
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Expense Example: This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. It also shows costs if you sold your shares at the end of the period or continued to hold them. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects the contractual fee waiver/expense reimbursement arrangement for the duration of the arrangement only, if applicable. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs, would be:
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |
Class A | $312 | $549 | $814 | $1,570 |
Investor Class | $139 | $434 | $759 | $1,680 |
Class I | $89 | $278 | $492 | $1,108 |
Portfolio Turnover: The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the portfolio turnover rate of the Principal Street High Income Municipal Fund, a series of Managed Portfolio Series (the "Predecessor Fund"), was 24% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies: Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in tax exempt debt securities. The Fund expects to invest the majority of its assets in debt securities that are rated below investment grade (or "junk bonds"), including unrated securities, but may invest up to 40% of its total assets in investment grade debt securities. The Fund may invest without limit in municipal securities issued by or on behalf of states and local governmental authorities throughout the United States and its territories. Municipal securities include, among others, private activity bonds and industrial development bonds, as well as general obligation notes, tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, other short-term tax-exempt obligations, municipal leases, obligations of municipal housing authorities, zero coupon bonds and single-family revenue bonds. The Fund may invest in all types of municipal bonds that are exempt from federal income tax, but not necessarily the federal alternative minimum tax (the "AMT"). The Adviser's security selection process focuses primarily on project revenue bonds in five broad sectors: healthcare; education; housing; transportation; and power, but may also include debt of distressed municipalities.
The Fund may employ effective leverage through investment in municipal securities whose interest payments vary inversely with changes in short-term tax-exempt interest rates ("Inverse Floaters"). Inverse Floaters provide leveraged exposure to underlying municipal bonds. These investments are speculative, however, and also create the possibility that income and returns will be diminished. The Fund may also invest in defaulted municipal bonds, debt securities issued in accordance with Rule 144A ("Rule 144A Securities") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), restricted securities and illiquid securities.
The Fund's investments in debt securities may have fixed or variable principal payments. The Fund's investments may have varied interest rate payment and reset terms, including fixed and floating rates, inverse floating rate, contingent, deferred, payment in kind and auction rate features. The Fund will typically not invest more than 5% of its assets, at the time of investment, in the securities of any one obligor. From time to time, the Fund may focus its investments in the securities of issuers in the same economic sector. The Fund may invest in debt securities with any maturity or duration.
In selecting securities for the Fund, the Adviser employs a top-down/bottom-up research approach with an emphasis on analyzing the stand-alone credit, including financials, bond covenants, management team, and underlying asset value. The Adviser believes that the below investment grade universe represents some of the best value in the fixed income markets.
Additionally, the Fund may utilize leverage (i.e., borrow against a line of credit) as part of the portfolio management process. The Fund may borrow up to one third of the value of its assets for investment purposes.
Principal Risks: There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund share price will fluctuate with changes in the market value of its portfolio investments. When you sell your Fund shares, they may be worth less than what you paid for them and, accordingly, you can lose money investing in this Fund.
Investment and Market Risk. An investment in the Fund's common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount invested. An investment in the Fund's common shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund, which are generally traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter ("OTC") markets. The value of these securities, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably due to changes in general market conditions, economic trends or events that are not specifically related to the issuer of the security or other asset, or factors that affect a particular issuer or issuers, exchange, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector or asset class. Social, political, economic and other conditions and events (such as war, natural disasters, epidemics and pandemics, terrorism, conflicts and social unrest) will occur that have significant impacts on issuers, industries, governments and other systems, including the financial markets. As global systems, economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected, events that once had only local impact are now more likely to have regional or even global effects.
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Events that occur in one country, region or financial market will, more frequently, adversely impact issuers in other countries, regions or markets. These impacts can be exacerbated by failures of governments and societies to adequately respond to an emerging event or threat. Investors will be negatively impacted if the value of their portfolio holdings decreases as a result of such events, if these events adversely impact the operations and effectiveness of the Adviser or key service providers or if these events disrupt systems and processes necessary or beneficial to the management of accounts
Management Risk. The Fund may not meet its investment objective or may underperform the market or other mutual funds with similar strategies if the Adviser cannot successfully implement the Fund's investment strategies.
Municipal Securities Risk. The municipal market is volatile and can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative or political changes and the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Changes in a municipality's financial health may make it difficult for the municipality to make interest and principal payments when due. Failure of a municipal security issuer to comply with applicable tax requirements may make income paid thereon taxable, resulting in a decline in the security's value. In addition, there could be changes in applicable tax laws or tax treatments that reduce or eliminate the current federal income tax exemption on municipal securities or otherwise adversely affect the current federal or state tax status of municipal securities. A number of municipalities have had significant financial problems recently, and these and other municipalities could, potentially, continue to experience significant financial problems resulting from lower tax revenues and/or decreased aid from state and local governments in the event of an economic downturn. This could decrease the Fund's income or hurt the ability to preserve capital and liquidity.
Fixed-Income Securities Risks. Fixed-income securities are or may be subject to interest rate, credit, liquidity, prepayment and extension risks. Interest rates may go up resulting in a decrease in the value of the fixed-income securities held by the Fund. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer will not make timely payments of principal and interest. There is also the risk that an issuer may "call," or repay, its high yielding bonds before their maturity dates. Fixed-income securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. Limited trading opportunities for certain fixed-income securities may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a favorable price or time. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility and reduced liquidity in the fixed-income securities market, and could result in an increase in Fund redemptions. Interest rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable.
· | Call Risk. During periods of declining interest rates, a bond issuer may "call," or repay, its high yielding bonds before their maturity dates. In this event a Fund would then be forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in its income. |
· | Credit Risk. Fixed-income securities are generally subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable or unwilling to make principal and interest payments when they are due. Lower rated fixed-income securities involve greater credit risk, including the possibility of default or bankruptcy. |
· | Interest Rate Risk. In times of rising interest rates, bond prices will generally decline. Conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Generally, securities with longer maturities and funds with longer weighted average maturities carry greater interest rate risk. The Fund may be exposed to varying levels of interest rate risk due to certain changes in general economic conditions, inflation, and monetary policy, such as interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve. |
· | Extension Risk. In times of rising interest rates, prepayments will slow causing portfolio securities considered short or intermediate term to be long-term securities, which fluctuate more widely in response to changes in interest rates than shorter term securities. |
· | Liquidity Risk. There may be no willing buyer of the Fund's portfolio securities and the Fund may have to sell those securities at a lower price or may not be able to sell the securities at all, each of which would have a negative effect on performance. |
· | Prepayment Risk. In times of declining interest rates, the Fund's higher yielding securities may be prepaid and the Fund may have to replace them with securities having a lower yield. |
· | Duration Risk. The Fund can invest in securities of any maturity or duration. Holding long duration and long maturity investments will magnify certain risks, including interest rate risk and credit risk. |
High-Yield Fixed-Income Securities Risk. High-yield fixed income securities or "junk bonds" are fixed-income securities held by the Fund that are rated below investment grade are subject to additional risk factors such as increased possibility of default, illiquidity of the security, and changes in value based on public perception of the issuer. Such securities are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss, including default, than higher quality debt securities.
Restricted Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in restricted securities (securities with limited transferability under the securities laws) acquired from the issuer in "private placement" transactions. Private placement securities are not registered under the Securities Act, and are subject to restrictions on resale. They are eligible for sale only to certain qualified institutional buyers, like the Fund, and are not sold on a trading market or exchange. While private placement securities offer attractive investment opportunities otherwise not available on an open market, because such securities are available to few buyers, they are often both difficult to sell and to value.
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Unrated Securities Risk. Because the Fund purchases securities that are not rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, the Adviser may internally assign ratings to those securities, after assessing their credit quality and other factors, in categories similar to those of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. There can be no assurance, nor is it intended, that the Adviser's credit analysis process is consistent or comparable with the credit analysis process used by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser's rating does not constitute a guarantee of the credit quality.
Floating Rate/Variable Rate Obligations Risk. Some municipal securities have variable or floating interest rates. Variable rates are adjustable at stated periodic intervals. Because of the interest rate adjustment feature, floating and variable rate securities provide an investor with a certain degree of protection against rises in interest rates, although the Fund will participate in any declines in interest rates as well. Generally, changes in interest rates will have a smaller effect on the market value of floating and variable rate securities than on the market value of comparable fixed-income obligations. Thus, investing in floating and variable rate securities generally allows less opportunity for capital appreciation and depreciation than investing in comparable fixed-income securities.
Valuation Risk. The price the Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from the Fund's valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation methodology or a price provided by an independent pricing service. As a result, the Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. Unlike equity securities, which are valued using market quotations, the municipal bonds in which the Fund primarily invests are fixed income securities which are typically valued using evaluated prices supplied by independent pricing services Such pricing services take into consideration a range of market-based and security specific inputs and assumptions, including price quotations from broker-dealers making markets in such instruments, transactions in comparable investments and considerations about general market conditions. The Fund's ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.
Tax Risks. Municipal securities may decrease in value during times when federal income tax rates are falling. The Fund's investments are affected by changes in federal income tax rates applicable to, or the continuing federal tax exempt status of, interest income on municipal obligations. Any proposed or actual changes in such rates or exempt status, therefore, can significantly affect the liquidity, marketability and supply and demand for municipal obligations, which would in turn affect the Fund's ability to acquire and dispose of municipal obligations at desirable yield and price levels. If you are subject to the federal AMT, you may have to pay federal tax on a portion of your distributions from tax exempt income. If this is the case, the Fund's net after-tax return to you may be lower. The Fund would typically not be a suitable investment for investors investing through tax exempt or tax-advantaged accounts.
Municipal Sector Focus Risk. The Fund will not concentrate its investments in issuers in any one industry. The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the position that investment of more than 25% of a fund's total assets in issuers in the same industry constitutes concentration in that industry. Many types of municipal securities (such as general obligation, government appropriation, municipal leases, special assessment and special tax bonds) are not considered a part of any "industry" for purposes of this policy. Therefore, the Fund may invest more than 25% of its total assets in those types of municipal securities. General obligation bonds are generally secured by the obligor's pledge of its full faith, credit and taxing power for the payment of principal and interest. However, the taxing power of any governmental entity may be limited by provisions of state constitutions or laws and an entity's credit will depend on many factors. By contrast, revenue bonds are generally backed by and payable from the revenues derived from a specific facility or specific revenue source or sources. As a result, the revenue bonds in which the Fund invests may entail greater credit risk than the Fund's investments in general obligation bonds. Legislation that affects the financing of a particular municipal project, or economic factors that have a negative impact on a project, would be likely to affect many other similar projects. At times, the Fund may change the relative emphasis of its investments in securities issued by certain municipalities.
If the Fund has a greater emphasis on investments in one or more particular municipalities, or in one or more particular municipalities of a particular state or territory, it may be subject to greater risks from adverse events affecting such municipalities, states, or territories than a fund that invests in different municipalities, states, or territories, or that is more diversified.
Sector Emphasis Risk. The securities of issuers in the same or related businesses ("industry sectors"), if comprising a significant portion of the Fund's portfolio, may in some circumstances react negatively to market conditions, interest rates and economic, regulatory or financial developments and adversely affect the value of the portfolio to a greater extent than if such securities comprised a lesser portion of the Fund's portfolio or the Fund's portfolio was diversified across a greater number of industry sectors. Some industry sectors have particular risks that may not affect other sectors.
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Zero-Coupon Bonds Risk. Zero-coupon bonds do not pay interest on a current basis and may be highly volatile as interest rates rise or fall. The higher yields and interest rates on pay-in-kind securities reflect the payment deferral and increased credit risk associated with such instruments and that such investments may represent a higher credit risk than loans that periodically pay interest.
Inverse Floaters Risk. The use of Inverse Floaters by the Fund creates effective leverage. Due to the leveraged nature of these investments, they will typically be more volatile and involve greater risk than the fixed rate municipal bonds underlying the Inverse Floaters. The price of Inverse Floaters is expected to decline when interest rates rise, and generally will decline further than the price of a bond with a similar maturity. An investment in certain Inverse Floaters will involve the risk that the Fund could lose more than its original principal investment.
Leverage and Borrowing Risk. The use of leverage will allow the Fund to make additional investments, thereby increasing its exposure to assets, such that its total assets may be greater than its capital. Leverage will magnify changes in the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") and on the Fund's investments. The effect of the use of leverage by the Fund in a market that moves adversely to its investments could result in substantial losses to the Fund, which would be greater than if the Fund were not leveraged. The Fund may borrow money for investment purposes, which is a form of leveraging. Leverage created from borrowing money or certain types of transactions or instruments may impair the Fund's liquidity, cause it to liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or otherwise not achieve its intended objective. Leveraging investments by purchasing securities with borrowed money is a speculative technique that increases investment risk while increasing investment opportunity. Although the principal of such borrowings will be fixed, the Fund's assets may change in value during the time the borrowing is outstanding. Leverage also creates interest expenses for the Fund.
Defaulted Bonds Risk. Defaulted bonds are subject to greater risk of loss of income and principal than higher rated securities and are considered speculative. In the event of a default, the Fund may incur additional expenses to seek recovery. The repayment of defaulted bonds is subject to significant uncertainties, and in some cases, there may be no recovery of repayment. Defaulted bonds might be repaid only after lengthy workout or bankruptcy proceedings, during which the issuer might not make any interest or other payments. Workout or bankruptcy proceedings typically result in only partial recovery of cash payments or an exchange of the defaulted bond for other securities of the issuer or its affiliates, which may in turn be illiquid or speculative.
Rule 144A Securities Risk. The market for Rule 144A securities typically is less active than the market for publicly-traded securities. Rule 144A securities carry the risk that the liquidity of these securities may become impaired, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell these bonds.
Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk occurs when certain investments become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling less liquid securities may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Liquid securities can become illiquid during periods of market stress. If a significant amount of the Fund's securities become illiquid, the Fund may not be able to timely pay redemption proceeds and may need to sell securities at significantly reduced prices.
Deferred Interest and Payment In Kind Securities Risks. Because these securities bear no interest and compound semiannually at the rate fixed at the time of issuance, their value generally is more volatile than the value of other fixed income securities. Accordingly, these securities may involve greater credit risks and their value is subject to greater fluctuation in response to changes in market interest rates than other fixed income securities.
Auction Rate Securities Risks. While the auction rate process is designed to permit the holder to sell the auction rate securities in an auction at par value at specified intervals, there is the risk that an auction will fail due to insufficient demand for the securities. Failed auctions may adversely impact the liquidity of auction rate securities investments. Auction rate securities may also be subject to changes in interest rates, including decreased interest rates. Although some issuers of auction rate securities are redeeming or are considering redeeming such securities, such issuers are not obligated to do so and, therefore, there is no guarantee that a liquid market will exist for a Fund's investments in auction rate securities at a time when the Fund wishes to dispose of such securities.
Shares of the Fund are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
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Performance: The Fund has adopted the performance of the Predecessor Fund as the result of a reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, which was consummated after the close of business on October 4, 2024 (the "Reorganization"). Prior to the Reorganization, the Fund had not yet commenced operations.
The bar chart and table that follow provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the performance of the Class I shares from year-to-year and by showing how the average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, and since inception of the Predecessor Fund compare with those of a broad-based securities market index and an additional index with characteristics relevant to the Fund. The past performance of the Fund and Predecessor Fund (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
The returns shown for the periods ending on or prior to October 4, 2024 are those of the A Class, Investor Class, and Institutional Class shares of the Predecessor Fund. A Class, Investor Class, and Institutional Class shares of the Predecessor Fund were reorganized into Class A, Investor Class, and Class I shares of the Fund, respectively, after the close of business on October 4, 2024. Class A, Investor Class, and Class I shares' returns of the Fund will be different from the returns of the Predecessor Fund as they have different expenses. Performance for Class A Shares has been restated to reflect the Fund's applicable sales charge.
You may obtain the Fund's updated performance information by calling toll free (833) 999-2636 or by visiting https://funds.easterlyam.com/.
CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS - CALENDAR YEARS
Best Quarter: | December 31, 2023 | 6.38% |
Worst Quarter: | March 31, 2020 | -11.03% |
Class I performance year-to-date ended September 30, 2024: 4.89%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ended December 31, 2023)
1 Year | 5 Year |
Life of Class (9/15/2017) |
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Class I Shares | |||
Return Before Taxes | 5.22% | -0.18% | 1.33% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions | 4.83% | -0.42% | 1.00% |
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares |
5.30% | 1.01% | 2.18% |
Class A Shares(1) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 2.65% | -0.96% | 0.65% |
Investor Class Shares(2) | |||
Return Before Taxes | 4.81% | -0.56% | 0.92% |
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index | |||
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 6.40% | 2.25% | 2.04% |
Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond Index | |||
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) | 9.21% | 3.49% | 3.76% |
(1) | The A Class of the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on February 16, 2022. Performance for the A Class prior to that date is based on the performance of the Institutional Class of the Predecessor Fund, adjusted for the higher expenses applicable to the A Class of the Predecessor Fund. |
(2) | The Investor Class of the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on March 23, 2020. Performance for the Investor Class prior to that date is based on the performance of the Institutional Class of the Predecessor Fund, adjusted for the higher expenses applicable to the Investor Class of the Predecessor Fund. | |
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After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates during the period shown and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns may be higher than before-tax returns due to an assumed benefit from capital losses that would have been realized had Fund shares been sold at the end of the relevant periods. After-tax returns are shown for Class I shares only and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.
Management
Investment Adviser: Easterly Investment Partners LLC
Portfolio Managers:
The following individuals serve as the Fund's day-to-day portfolio managers:
Troy E. Willis, CFA | Chief Investment Officer, Municipal Bond Strategies; Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its inception in 2024 (and of the Predecessor Fund since 2021). |
Charlie S. Pulire, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager, Municipal Bond Strategies; Portfolio Manager of the Fund since its inception in 2024 (and of the Predecessor Fund since 2022). |
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares: In general, you may purchase, exchange, or redeem shares of the Fund on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Redemption requests may be made in writing, by telephone, or through a financial intermediary and will be paid by check or wire transfer.
Generally, the minimum initial purchase for Class A shares is $2,500, the minimum initial purchase for Investor Class shares is $1,000 and the minimum initial purchase for Class I shares is $1 million. The minimum subsequent investment in the Trust is $100, except for employee benefit plans, mutual fund platform programs, supermarket programs, associations and individual retirement accounts, which have no minimum subsequent investment requirements. There is no minimum subsequent investment for the Fund.
Tax Information: The Fund's distributions are primarily exempt from regular federal income tax. A portion of these distributions, however, may be subject to federal alternative minimum tax and state and local taxes. The Fund may also make distributions that are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.
Financial Intermediary Compensation: If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and/or its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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